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I lived in 1 Emerson place for 2 years. For the most part, my living experience had been very pleasant.

PROS:

Though some of my neighbors can… Read More

I lived in 1 Emerson place for 2 years. For the most part, my living experience had been very pleasant.

PROS:

Though some of my neighbors can be really noisy and inconsiderate (Note to the person who thought blasting electronica music at 2am on a school night: SO NOT COOL!), most of my neighbors were cordial.

The concierges assigned at 1 Emerson were really nice, helpful and friendly. (Shout out to Hussein and Kedist!).

My studio was fairly spacious in comparison to a lot of the studios in the city proper.

Their response time to maintenance request is fairly quick. I usually put in maintenance requests online before I leave for work and by the time I get home, they were taken care of.

The location of 1 Emerson is probably THE best feature for me since it is within walking distance to just about every single spectacular place in Boston - Charles River, T stations, Beacon Hill, Esplanade, Boston Common, TD Garden, Faneuil Hall. I could go on and on..

CONS:

They will lure you in with a move-in special rate so low that you think you hit the rental jackpot in the context of Boston rental prices only to be slapped with a 20% increase in rent after you renew. In fairness, they only did that to me as I was signing on for year 3. It was non-negotiable too!

If it weren t for this deceptive sales move on their part, I would have rated this place higher as over-all my living condition was very good.

A special tip: Ask for Melissa Reis if you are interested in looking at places in any of the west end building (and  don t do it through a broker! So unnecessary). She helped me tremendously!